On the wrong track?

Indian cricket, in general, has an unusually strong affinity for pitch-gazing on the eve of a Test, and the attention given to the playing surface by our national team is far greater than any other side in the world.

Karthik flown in as cover for injured Dhoni

Stumper Dinesh Karthik has been flown in as a last minute back-up for injured India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni ahead of the second cricket Test against Sri Lanka starting here on Tuesday.

Tendulkar rises, Gambhir slips in ICC Test rankings

Riding on his match-saving hundred against Sri Lanka in the opening Test, senior Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar rose a rung to joint 15th.

Like suspect actions, Board should crack down on overage players too

So umpires in India have started calling bowlers for chucking and it is nice to see a forgotten law being implemented!

Cricket going global? IPL's the way

Greg Chappell feels that IPL would soon become a world event

No permanent slot for IPL in calendar: ICC

The Indian Premier League will not be given a permanent slot in the international cricket calendar, the ICC said on Tuesday.

Solid. Robust. Focussed.

Sachin Tendulkar may have inspired others to write poetry but he batted in robust prose. Not for him the tenderness and fragility of the poet...